In mid-April, Kroenke Sports Enterprises allowed World Wrestling Entertainment to book the Pepsi Center for an event set to take place on the evening of Monday, May 25.

Problem is, with the Nuggets fully engaged in an NBA title run, the Pepsi Center is now scheduled to host Game 4 of the Western Conference finals that night.

WWE chairman Vince McMahon blamed Stan Kroenke for not believing his team was good enough to still be playing in mid-May. After all, the Nuggets hadn’t advanced past the first round in more than a decade.

A WWE spokesman said Pepsi Center officials sent the organization a contract for securing the May 25 date on April 15 – the final night of the NBA’s regular season and the night the Nuggets secured the No. 2 seed in the West.

WWE says it has already sold more than 10,000 tickets for the event. The organization expects a sellout, with tickets ranging from $20 to $70.

Meanwhile, the NBA says the Western Conference finals will be played on Monday. Period.

“The Nuggets and the WWE understand that the date of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals cannot be changed,” NBA senior vice president Mike Bass said. “We are confident that the Pepsi Center and the WWE will resolve their scheduling conflict.”

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